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Nursery covid

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Hi1234589 · 30/09/2021 22:22

My child goes to nursery 2 afternoons a week but has not been in for almost three weeks because of a bad virus with temperature and cough. Seems better now apart from a lingering cough, we’ve done a PCR -negative. One member of staff at the nursery has tested positive for covid and 8 children sent home with symptoms last week but I’m unsure if they were positive cases. I called the nursery a few days ago to ask if child was allowed back and they told me it’s best not too because it will cause viral overload if they catch covid, but if I want to send them with neg test results I can.
What would you do? I mean I don’t have anywhere to go it was just for the socialising for my child.

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Gettingonabitnow · 01/10/2021 06:51

Send them in. I’m not being funny but I’m not sure nurseries are qualified to diagnose viral overload situations?!

Mindymomo · 01/10/2021 08:02

Send DC in, the nursery is going to say that, as they are probably short staffed.

MRex · 01/10/2021 08:09

Better except for a cough = recovered. If he was still fighting off a virus then he could be moe vulnerable to other infections, but a lingering cough weeks later is just clearing his system not actively fighting infection. I would want to check the staffing situation to ensure there is no corner cutting for care, but apart from that of course fine to go in.

shouldistop · 01/10/2021 08:23

What do the nursery know about 'viral overload' are they doctors?

HarveySchlumpfenburger · 01/10/2021 10:04

I think if he’s been ill enough to be off for three weeks, then I wouldn’t send him back into somewhere with a known covid outbreak if I didn’t have to.

Is he happy enough at home with you or is he desperate to get back?

Hi1234589 · 01/10/2021 11:28

Apparently it was just one member of staff that tested positive no more cases. They said I can send him in (his negative pcr was a week ago) I said it’s not a new cough he’s only coughing a little bit now and again (chesty) seems fine but they said they’ll send him home for safety if he’s coughing too much. I think it’s abit OTT to be honest.
He’s not desperate to go back but I thought it might be good for him to socialise etc. He screams at the drop off so I’m still debating pulling him out and waiting till he’s 3Sad

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